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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History

Genres

Documentary

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This short documentary film gives a little history of the parade, with film clips. But, its main focus is on the making of the 1947 classic holiday film "Miracle on 34th Street" and the 20th Century Fox shooting of the November 1946 parade and in Macy's department store.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

16 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 November 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert M. Grippo

Robert M. Grippo

Himself - Author of 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'

John W. Straus

John W. Straus

Himself - V.P. of Macy's New York 1958-1968

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